Childminder EY488138

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 12 January 2017 Not applicable

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 Teaching is outstanding because the childminder has an exceptional knowledge of each child's learning and developmental needs. She makes excellent use of accurate assessments of their progress to plan further activities that challenge children and incorporate their interests. Children make excellent progress in their learning.  Children flourish in the exceptionally well organised, stimulating, safe and welcoming child-orientated environment. They settle extremely quickly, showing very high levels of confidence and are highly motivated to learn. This supports their well-being very effectively.  The childminder plans rich, imaginative experiences, both indoors and outdoors. This helps children to be highly motivated and eager to explore and they maintain their focus during activities over a sustained period of time.  The childminder forms extremely strong partnerships with other early years providers

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This provision is outstanding

and local schools. Excellent information sharing greatly promotes continuity in children's care, learning and development. For example, the childminder very successfully provides activities that enhance children's learning that takes place at nursery.  Self-evaluation is exceptionally strong. The childminder has very high expectations of all children and focuses improvement actions extremely well on helping children to achieve the highest levels of success in their learning.  Partnerships with parents are excellent. The childminder shares children's learning with parents continuously. Children's learning and development are complemented extremely well between home and the setting. Parents describe their pleasure in children doing various activities that are both fun and educational and they are able to see this learning transferred to home.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 extend the already excellent teaching and make the most of every opportunity for children to work things out for themselves.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching during activities and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.  The inspector completed a joint evaluation of an activity with the childminder.  The inspector held a number of discussions with the childminder. She looked at relevant documentation and evidence of the suitability of persons living in the household.  The inspector spoke to children during the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents through written feedback provided.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective. The childminder has a very thorough knowledge of how to identify risks to children. She is extremely confident in knowing how to report any concerns regarding children's welfare. The childminder's assessment of children's strengths and areas that they need to develop is astutely accurate. This helps her to identify any gaps or delays in children's learning. The childminder regularly gathers data on how well she covers all the areas of learning. Recently she identified that literacy was not covered as well as other areas. This has helped her to be highly successful in addressing this issue and she successfully covers literacy now. The childminder attends regular training and assesses the impact that training and personal development have on her provision. She recognises the need to maintain the excellent practice.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder promotes children's enthusiasm for learning exceptionally well. The childminder quickly establishes starting points for children's learning. This helps her to devise individual learning plans for them that she shares and agrees with parents. She is highly successful in providing a broad range of activities that children enjoy and that is built around their interests. Communication is highly prioritised by the childminder, resulting in exceptional levels of learning and language development. She constantly talks to children offering a running commentary and extending their vocabulary. During planned activities she proficiently pulls through areas of learning that enthuse, extend and challenge children to learn. However, on occasions, in her enthusiasm for an activity the childminder does not always let children work things out for themselves.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

Children behave extremely well and develop an excellent understanding of boundaries. Children have contributed to the ground rules. The childminder guides children consistently to develop an understanding of what is expected. Children have ample opportunities to be active and enjoy a healthy lifestyle. They spend time outdoors daily and experience activities, such as growing sunflowers, carrots, garlic and beans. This helps children to understand how things grow and where some foods come from. Children are taught to manage their safety extremely well on outings and during routine school pick up and drop-off activities. The childminder successfully helps children develop positive attitudes towards differences and similarities in people. She carries out activities that help children to understand that we might all look different on the outside but inside we are the same.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

Children make excellent progress and gain essential skills for their future, including the move to school. They are provided with extensive opportunities to manage their own self- care needs and develop their independence skills. For example, nursery age children enthusiastically arrive and take off their own coats and shoes. Two-year-old children make significant progress in their early literacy skills. For example, they select their own books, turn the pages confidently and comment on the pictures.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY488138 Local authority North Tyneside Inspection number 1008744 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 4

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Telephone number

The childminder was registered in 2015 and lives in North Shields, Tyne and Wear. She operates all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and family holidays. The childminder provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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